# Participating in a DAO

Participating in the governance of an Agora DAO starts with a user creating a [Stake](https://docs.clarity.vote/dao-fundamentals/agora-overview#stakes) for that DAO.

The number of Governance Tokens held in a user's Stake will be compared to the User Participation Thresholds stored in the [Governor Contract ](https://docs.clarity.vote/dao-fundamentals/agora-overview#governor-contract)of the DAO.

Once a Stake is [created](https://docs.clarity.vote/clarity-v1/participating-in-a-dao/staking/creating-and-editing-stakes), it can be used to [create](https://docs.clarity.vote/clarity-v1/participating-in-a-dao/creating-a-proposal) and [vote](https://docs.clarity.vote/clarity-v1/participating-in-a-dao/voting-on-a-proposal) on [Proposals](https://docs.clarity.vote/dao-fundamentals/agora-overview#proposals) on-chain. This section describes how a DAO member can participate in governance actions and more using Clarity.